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Herein reported are the initial results of an attempt to clarify conflicting statements on the nature and composition of alfalfa seed oil. Its unsaturated acid fraction contains representatives of three common types, linolenic and linoleic acids, neither of which, apparently, is present there in isomeric form, and oleic acid. The study is being continued.
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Schuette, H.A., Vogel, H.A. & Wartinbee, C.H. Alfalfa seed oil. Oil Soap 15, 35–36 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637004
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637004